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Dillinger (1945) -- The rise and fall of famed criminal John Dillinger: Public Enemy Number One.
Dillinger (1945) -- The rise of John Dillinger from petty criminal (including, unforgiveably, holding up a cinema) via prison and bank robbery with his new convict associates to the accolade of Public Enemy Number One.

Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   561 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Philip Yordan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 March 1945 (USA) more
Tagline:
SHOCK-BY-SHOCK STORY OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS BANDIT OF OUR TIMES!! (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
The rise of John Dillinger from petty criminal (including, unforgiveably, holding up a cinema) via prison... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Public Enemies ... On A Scale of 1-10?
 (From Cinematical. 2 July 2009, 8:02 PM, PDT)

10 Most Clever Bank Robberies in Movies
 (From Spout. 1 July 2009, 6:00 PM, PDT)

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Cast

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Edmund Lowe ... Specs Green
Anne Jeffreys ... Helen Rogers
Eduardo Ciannelli ... Marco Minelli (as Eduardo Cianelli)
Marc Lawrence ... Doc Madison
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Kirk Otto
Ralph Lewis ... Tony
Elsa Janssen ... Mrs. Otto (as Else Jannsen)
Ludwig Stössel ... Mr. Otto (as Ludwig Stossel)
Constance Worth ... Blonde
Lawrence Tierney ... John Dillinger
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
John Dillinger, Killer (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
70 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #10511) | West Germany:16 (nf)

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Trivia:
Many conservative social and religious groups demanded that the film be withdrawn or banned outright because of what they considered its "brutal and sensational" subject matter. The Chicago Censorship Board banned the film from being shown in Chicago for two years. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In a movie show at the beginning the film, there is a car, lettered with "First National Bank" drawn out of a swamp that's said to have been used in a hold-up of John Dillinger's. Later in the movie we learn that his First National heist was on a train, not a car. more
Quotes:
Helen Rogers: Who lives here?
John Dillinger: What do you care?
Helen Rogers: Well, I just like to know where I am.
John Dillinger: You're with me.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Thin Blue Line (1988) more
Soundtrack:
Il Bacio more

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Terrific, 18 January 2004
8/10
Author: ftm68_99 from United States Minor Outlying Islands

I continue to be amazed at the ratings some movies get here. I just saw this snappy little movie and thought sure it would get a higher rating that 6.3. I agree with the another viewer's description of it being a "lean, mean, cheapo." A cheapo yes, but one where not a penny is spent on extraneous scenes. A nice antidote to higher-budgeted (and more highly rated) movies where we're made to spend hours watching actors doing virtually nothing in never-ending, story-killing close-ups. I'd watch this one again in a heartbeat.

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